| 单词 | disencumber |
| 例句 | Of course Hollywood has long been known as a transfer point where people who have made a fortune in one business can be disencumbered of their wealth. Investing in a Conspiracy of a Past Century 2011-04-10T00:51:39Z One striking thing about “Stranger Days,” the younger Mr. O’Farrill’s debut as a leader, is how self-secure and disencumbered it sounds. Review: The Trumpeter Adam O’Farrill Shines in ‘Stranger Days’ 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z However, the text that will provide “both Émile’s instruction and entertainment” is to be “disencumbered of all its rigmarole”. Robinson Crusoe at 300: why it’s time to let go of this colonial fairytale 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Potts could not at once free himself from the hold of the enraged beast, for his arms were pinioned behind him by his upper garment, of which he was disencumbering himself. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z Yang’s resignation from the boards of Alibaba and Yahoo Japan should disencumber negotiations around a potential deal for those assets, a positive for the stock. Yahoo! Deal Obstacle Removed, As Co-Founder Jerry Yang Exits 2012-01-18T07:22:54Z He would be a donor from the beginning; before he can be seen to own, he will disencumber, and divide. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z The black men, naked and disencumbered, fly, all of them save one, far down the gorge, and scatter into the forest beyond. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The young rogue, disencumbering himself of his coat and waistcoat, immediately elected himself to the office of cook. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z He gradually disencumbered himself of responsibility for teaching the subject in the College. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z Thus disencumbered and prepared, he broke up at four in the morning on the 1st of August, and marched in eight columns towards the front. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Therefore we will lay down now our hopes and our fears, our every burden, at the steps of the altar, that, entering disencumbered into the inmost sanctuary, we may fall before the Eternal Presence. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z It is not so easily persuaded to disencumber us. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Dicky handed over the baby, whose wizen face was now relaxed in sleep, and slowly disencumbered himself of the ungainly jacket, staring at the wall in a brown study. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z He aimed at freeing Goethe’s Margaret from all that philosophy which surrounds and obscures her, and he discovered that the idyll thus disencumbered, and naturally told, became flat and commonplace. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z Their horses, saddled and bridled, were feeding at a little distance from their masters, who had not disencumbered themselves of their weapons. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z They would not have been obliged to drive them to market to get what they could out of them and disencumber themselves. On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment 2011-06-24T02:00:18.093Z The holder had disencumbered himself of all who had been active in the field, and was dashing triumphantly homewards, when he met the reserve especially stationed to prevent a surprise. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z Not the least among these interests is our landed property, which, to command a decent price, only needs to be disencumbered of slavery. The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z But before Daly could disencumber himself of his weapons and costume, Helen entered the hall. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Having cheerfully resolved to run the race set before him, he felt that he must speed towards his glorious goal disencumbered of the weight of the sin which most easily beset him. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z He discarded all ornament alike in boots and bonnet, and all his clothes were disencumbered of everything superfluous. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z While the digger was disencumbering himself of his load, I walked on. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z On reaching the second coach, he hastily disencumbered himself of his trappings of woe, and threw them to the astonished man at the door, who had never before witnessed such unseemly conduct at a funeral. Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z They are then disencumbered of their fleece, and do not catch and retain as much dust, as when driven later. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. The latent goodness of humanity must be disencumbered of the load which, through untold ages, corrupt society has heaped upon it. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius It is only in so far as Christianity is disencumbered of formularies of faith, and emancipated from the guardianship of Councils, that it becomes the religion of mankind. The Essential Faith of the Universal Church Deduced from the Sacred Records "I have done so to disencumber myself of the weight of an injustice." Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) "I say dinner above all things," said the youth, disencumbering himself of a great Mexican mantle. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) We commenced, therefore, a most rapid march, comparatively disencumbered as we now were; and persevering with all our might, we reached the calculated place at eight in the morning of the 1st of June. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Standing and gazing at the folded cloths, the truth flashed into his mind: Jesus has Himself risen and disencumbered Himself from these wrappings, and has departed. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II Engraving 24: Entrance to a Cave at Bolonchen We disencumbered ourselves of superfluous apparel, and, following the Indian, each with a torch in hand, entered a wild cavern, which, as we advanced, became darker. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. "And you have travelled throughout Europe for upwards of three years to disencumber yourself of �16,000 a year?" said the ambassador, smiling good-naturedly. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) So he leaves it home, and is by so much disencumbered. Camp and Trail The Bourbons were now gone; the nation was disencumbered of that government of chamberlains, maids of honour, and duennas. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 But at that moment Megret, having disencumbered himself of his troublesome opponents, hurled the Scot to the earth. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna As I rushed in, the water rose above all my mud stains, and I fell back, and hastily disencumbered myself of clothing. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. When I was disencumbered of the net by my friends the robbers below, I sat down on a stone, and waited while the rope brought down, first my servants, and then the baggage. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant Thus disencumbered, she had more freedom for the impending struggle. The Destroying Angel He intended to retreat through Nouaillé and by its bridge, but for safety and to disencumber the road he sent the more valuable of the loot-waggons by the short cut over the ford. Poitiers The sentry had just been relieved on the esplanade beneath the terrace, so that I might consider myself disencumbered from all fear of interruption in any quarter. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas And as he spoke, he ordered two troopers to dismount, who, quickly disencumbering themselves of their sabres, prepared to follow me. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II Friday, 3d.—Resumed forward march, disencumbered of knapsacks and woolen blankets. Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap. The Bondboy Ere he could disencumber it I pressed forward upon the landing. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire As he did so, Herrera having regained his feet, hurried to the unfortunate creature of whom Baltasar had so brutally disencumbered himself. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 Countless numbers of haversacks were strewn about, doubtless cast away by the soldiers to disencumber themselves in falling quickly back from one position to another. Liége on the Line of March An American Girl's Experiences When the Germans Came Through Belgium Emerging from the valley we set our faces again toward Carlisle; and being disencumbered of knapsacks and woolen blankets, which were ordered to be brought forward in wagons, we jogged along in fine spirits. Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 Finally Meg came and disencumbered Miles of the children and bore them away. Jan and Her Job Notes have made it possible to distinguish between the historical narrative and the documents which support it, to give references to sources, to disencumber and illustrate the text. Introduction to the Study of History The system of the theorist, disencumbered from all regard to the real nature of things, easily assumed an air of speciousness. A Discourse on the Study of the Law of Nature and Nations Fortunately, however, the poet had the happy facility of disencumbering himself. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 Do you, Bogle, disencumber your study as fast as you can of these absurd busts of the older dramatists, now fit for nothing but targets in a shooting-gallery. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 The soldiers then53 filed up the hill; while the priest, disencumbering himself of his robes, proceeded to saunter about the shore. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 Such was the rule laid down by the late Sir George Cornewall Lewis, and it is a very good rule; the proper application of it has disencumbered history of much rubbish. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest In the meantime Ibrahim had ordered his prisoner, the young Italian chieftain, to be conveyed to his tent; and when the renegade’s slaves had disencumbered the Christian of his armor, he began to revive. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf I am disencumbered of my spiritual form, and take hers. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse Long before that, the insects had appeared, also disencumbered of the breast-plate that had protected their ancestors. Creative Evolution This is the free, disencumbered, and unshackled condition in which the Gospel is permitted to have free course in our beloved land; and it is a talent put into our hands to be improved. Thoughts on Missions Had not Mr. Kelly, at this moment, by a dexterous effort, struck Harmon’s arm, one more immortal spirit would have been disencumbered of this “coil of mortality.” Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. There is but one method by which a rich man may die poor, and that is by disencumbering himself of his wealth the very day that it is acquired. American Sketches 1908 Certainly they are cases of which any one who maintains the opinion in question would be glad to disencumber himself; because they clearly expose the unsoundness of his principle. A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. Ye have met, ye have met, disencumbered of pain, Of sorrow, and sickness, and care; And the slave and the prisoner, now freed from their chain, Have rejoicingly welcomed you there. Heart Utterances at Various Periods of a Chequered Life She had disencumbered herself, at the end of so many years, of the burden of hospitality; but every now and then she invited people, in order to prove that she was not too old. A London Life and Other Tales There they stood without master or servant, one at the right, the other at the left of his disencumbered feet. The Goose Man Her gallant was now ready, having disencumbered himself from his clothes, overloaded with lace, and presently, his shirt removed, shewed us his forces at high plight, bandied and ready for action. Memoirs Of Fanny Hill A New and Genuine Edition from the Original Text (London, 1749) This small interior is not more than fifteen feet square, and the wall‑spaces are much broken up by doors and windows, so that only one of the four sides remained disencumbered. Overbeck I disencumbered myself of everything that would hinder me and placed my feet in the best position for a leap. Roger Trewinion He then disencumbered himself of the folds of a large mantle in which he was dressed and faced Lucullus. The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome Roger disencumbered himself from the dead body, and, setting his foot upon it, pulled violently at his sword to get it free again. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess The dented and rusty vehicle had been disencumbered of its motor and was hitched to four mules who seemed less than enthusiastic over their lot. Greener Than You Think Out the Russians sprang, and cut the traces through, and having in this way speedily managed to disencumber their steeds of the dead one, they immediately began the pursuit again. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly You think my shaving will cool and disencumber you? Romola The sergeant looked to his saddle-girths, disencumbered himself of his sabre and belts, and then set his steed in motion. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico Some of the soberest had managed to disencumber themselves of their clothing, and to clutch hold of spars to support themselves; but they had another danger, from the seaman’s remorseless enemy, to contend with. Old Jack It always adds to the value of a good story that it be briefly as well as pithily told, and disencumbered from unnecessary details. The Norsemen in the West The Arethusa swung round broadside on, leaned over, ejected so much of me as still remained on board, and, thus disencumbered, whipped under the tree, righted, and went merrily away down stream. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) In verse the German disencumbers himself of that gruesome clumsiness which almost always besets him in the art he learnt so late, and never learnt to any perfection. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) To climb up with more ease I disencumbered myself of my cloak, which together with my gun I fastened on to one of the pack-horses. Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory The camels were also disencumbered of their burdens, and coffins were to be seen in all parts of the road. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan They had risen upon their hands and knees, disencumbered themselves of their blankets, and each had grasped his gun, which they always kept close by them when asleep. The Boy Hunters Before he could disencumber himself from the body another Hadendowa rushed at him with uplifted spear. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War And the leaders of the School forces were devoutly thankful to be disencumbered of a crowd of meddlesome “kids” who would have spoiled sport, even if they did not litter the ground with their corpses. A Dog with a Bad Name Fortunately we entered unobserved, and disencumbered ourselves of our muddy boots without attracting attention to their condition. Tom, Dick and Harry I was roused: I disencumbered myself of the weight of rubbish that had fallen upon me, and, once upon my legs again, I sallied forth in search of her. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan Soon was Helen laid in slumber, When her Paris, rising slow, Did his fair neck disencumber From her rounded arms of snow. The Bon Gaultier Ballads He allowed Belisarius to disencumber himself of many useless consumers of food by sending the women, the children, and the slaves out of the City. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation His merchandise was carried away by thieves, and thus, as he put it, his load was lifted from him—he was disencumbered. Memorials of the Faithful The treasure that remained was more than sufficient to disencumber his estates, and to restore them to the flourishing condition of olden times. Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside Also he would only sell or let it with the furniture; he wished, in short, to disencumber himself of his purchase, and without loss. News from the Duchy Being disencumbered of the basket, London Bill took the tape and again made his measurements, this time more accurately than might be done by pacing. The President A novel Meanwhile the sun, disencumbered from his strange satellites, paced with its accustomed majesty towards its western home. The Last Man That also allowed them time to disencumber the road behind them and clear away their fragments. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 Finally massage and Swedish movements directed to the entire back will help to disencumber the central nervous system, which is evidently very badly depleted of its vital force. The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine That there is gold in that country, is certain, as the female prisoners, taken at Bokki, had many gold rings and bracelets, of which they were quickly disencumbered by our soldiers. A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar Under the Command of His Excellence Ismael Pasha, undertaken by Order of His Highness Mehemmed Ali Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt, By An American In The Service Of The Viceroy When Handel had disencumbered himself of tradition, convention, the trappings of time and circumstance, he attained a place in musical creation, solitary and unique. The Great German Composers Rupert turned to the young lady, who, having now disencumbered herself of the folds of the cloak over her head, was leaning, half fainting, against the chair. The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars Our Saxon ancestors held their lands, as they did their personal property, in absolute dominion, disencumbered with any superior, answering nearly to the nature of those possessions which the Feudalists term Allodial. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 It had saved the estate in the days when he had been almost beaten in the struggle to disencumber the vast holdings Isaac Travers' wide hands had grasped. The Turtles of Tasman "Where are you going?" cried Thames, who, though wholly disencumbered, was scarcely able to keep up with him. Jack Sheppard A Romance I now entreated the men to disencumber themselves of a portion of the loads which they were attempting to carry. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 Nicholas, however, heeded not the caution, but, drawing his wood-knife, and disencumbering himself of his cloak, he plunged into the stream, and with one or two strokes reached the bank. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest The creature is thus brought to be passive, and the spiritual faculty to be disencumbered, so that it can receive and attend to the spiritual language of the Creator. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 2 We are not disarmed by being disencumbered of our passions. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) Every one having disencumbered himself of his load, proceeded with his hatchet to cut down the small fir and birch trees. Lecture on the Aborigines of Newfoundland Delivered Before the Mechanics' Institute, at St. John's, Newfoundland, on Monday, 17th January, 1859 Locker almost dropped the coat of which he had disencumbered me. The Princess Passes "I am come for that purpose," replied the abbot, dismounting, and disencumbering himself of his heavy cloak. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest And it would seem that the fleet that lay in Moulin Huet had chiefly come to disencumber itself of all manner of goods for the furnishing and defence of the castle up yonder. The Fall of the Grand Sarrasin Being a Chronicle of Sir Nigel de Bessin, Knight, of Things that Happed in Guernsey Island, in the Norman Seas, in and about the Year One Thousand and Fifty-Seven Tennyson's work, disencumbered of all that uninteresting accretion which he had inherited or copied, resolves itself, like that of any other man of genius, into those things which he really inaugurated. Varied Types In this lonely den, Nathan and Roland began straightway to disencumber themselves of arms and provisions, seeming well satisfied with its convenience. Nick of the Woods Instead, he disencumbered himself of all materials for making memoranda, and merely stood before the scene that impressed him, looking upon it for hours at a time. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1884 Here we have a simple, and, in the last two instances, I think, a more satisfactory meaning than Mr. Hickson's sense of lightened, disencumbered, affords, even could it be more unquestionably established. Notes and Queries, Number 43, August 24, 1850 The two principal preachers were seen disencumbered of their coats, much animated conversation began, and feet-washing did not seem to be observed with so much seriousness as the Supper. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 The first step was to disencumber her decks of the long range of upper cabins, thus materially increasing her buoyancy as a sea-boat, and diminishing the area exposed to the enemy's shot and shell. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter The Archbishop refuses to accept it; and feeling himself light and disencumbered, wisely keeps the saddle upon the back of the writhing and agonized scrivener. Sydney Smith In the other relations of life he was disencumbered of scruples. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty I believe that lighted is rather an unusual form to express lightened, disencumbered, but that it was sometimes used is apparent; for in Hutton's Dictionary, 1583, we have "Allevo, to make light, to light." Notes and Queries, Number 43, August 24, 1850 The Catholic faith revived in these remote districts, with all its respectable gravity and, fortunately for it, disencumbered of the worldly and temporal bonds which the ancient régime had forged for it. Recollections of My Youth Nevertheless, the motives are few when disencumbered of their stately historical trappings: hunger, ambition, love, hate, patriotism, religion, the primary passions and bosom interests of mankind are those he depicts, because they are universal. Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities Whoever wishes to travel should first strive to disencumber himself of what is artificial, and then he will get on capitally. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy The stragglers of the former, in their flight, disencumbered themselves of their yams, and calabashes of palm-wine, which the others, on coming up, amused themselves with breaking to pieces. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 As soon as I could disencumber my feet of my overstockings I alighted from my sledge, amid profound bows and "zdrastvuitias" from the crowd, and received a hearty welcome from the patriarchal priest. Tent Life in Siberia He disencumbered himself of his helmet and gorget, and placed these upon the horse's back. Winning His Spurs A Tale of the Crusades It has been stated that he quitted the university the very instant he disencumbered himself of the girl whom he had sacrificed. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 He was disencumbered of her and had now an opportunity of mending his fortune by marriage. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume IV Low lighted, the long gray house brooded over the marshes, waiting to be disencumbered of its dead. The Three Sisters He would disencumber what is popular of what is vulgar, confused, sectarian, and preserve and illustrate it by disencumbering it. Occasional Papers Selected from the Guardian, the Times, and the Saturday Review, 1846-1890 They will, probably, have no enemies to encounter; but, if they are once shut up together, they will soon disencumber the publick by tearing out the eyes of one another. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces The doctrines of Paul are not so much theological baggage, of which the Church would do well straightway to disencumber itself. The Teaching of Jesus He loved to fancy that the form dwelt within the stone, and that the chisel disencumbered it of superfluity. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts Should he succeed, however, in disencumbering this perplexed theme of some of its useless dogmas, it will be quite as much as he has allowed himself to expect. Lectures on Art Before doing so, he took the precaution to sling his rifle to his back, so that his arms should be disencumbered in any sudden emergency. The Lost Trail Our bodily senses relate us to things on this principle; they require something brought out and disencumbered from the mass. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 I thought how glad I should be, if some day when he walked the earth, it would open and swallow him up, and disencumber the world of a plague. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself The tackle belonging to the crane being hauled from outside, the mouth of the Columbiad was instantly disencumbered of its last supports. From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon I had previously bought several of such things at Constantinople, and did not choose to encumber myself, or to speak more honestly, I did not choose to disencumber my purse by making any more purchases. Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East The property was wholly disencumbered in 1847 by Robert Cadell, the publisher, who cancelled the bond upon it in exchange for the family's share in the copyright of Sir Walter's works. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The thought is not only evolved, but is thrown into the air,—disencumbered from the understanding, and set off against the clear blue of the imagination. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 —So saying, he disencumbered himself from the little clothes he had on, and, leaping into bed, embraced his angel, as he conceived her, with great rapture. Joseph Andrews, Volume 2 The mouth of the Columbiad, now completely disencumbered, was open entirely to the sky. From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon Had we been well mounted and disencumbered of instruments, we might have set them at defiance; but as it was, we were fairly caught. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources One can readily understand, then, that when disencumbered of every weight relatively great, its upward movement will be sudden and considerable. The Mysterious Island The gate was rapidly disencumbered of its rough supports and thrown open. With Edged Tools Now, however, each man threw aside his pack, laid down his rifle, and, thus disencumbered, we turned to gaze on one of the most surprisingly beautiful scenes eye of mine had ever beheld. Satanstoe During this time, the queen very dexterously disencumbered his pocket of all superfluous articles. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 The ship, disencumbered, slowly righted, and at last rode upright. Cord and Creese Face to face with infinities, man disencumbers himself. Fountains in the Sand Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia Two or three men came down to the landing with wheelbarrows, and the boat was disencumbered of its gloomy load. The Old Homestead He opened it hastily, and disencumbered its contents of several coverings. Endymion Time was willingly allowed to Miss Locke by their parents, who were glad to be disencumbered of their children. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 He leaped from his horse before Vijal had disencumbered himself from his, and seizing the Malay by the collar held the pistol at his head. Cord and Creese Previous to leaving the boat I had put on several articles of clothing, for the purpose of security, but I was soon compelled to disencumber myself of these. American Prisoners of the Revolution The little man stared at me; then, deliberately disencumbering himself of surcingle, threads, and implements, he got up, advanced to me, and held out his hand. The Purple Land You had better disencumber yourselves of the fatal gift of empire than that the present generation should be punished for the sins of the past. Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 With no less celerity his followers, the Goth and the Christian excepted, disencumbered themselves of their exterior vesture, and stood forward in the character of Roman soldiers. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales Free, liberate, emancipate, manumit, release, disengage, disentangle, disembarrass, disencumber, extricate. The Century Vocabulary Builder "What can you want with me, sir?" said the disencumbered secretary to the hunter, after gaining his feet and shaking off the mud from his bedraggled garments. The Rangers; or, The Tory's Daughter A tale illustrative of the revolutionary history of Vermont Two men, whom he did not know, entered the apartment, disencumbered him of his fetters, and, conducting him down stairs, mounted him in the centre of the detachment. Old Mortality, Volume 2. No sooner were they past than Bothwell halted the body which he commanded, and disencumbered Morton of his irons. Old Mortality, Volume 1. Nay, rather, here are some faint shadows, some dim and veiled resemblances, which bring our earth-imprisoned spirits to conceive remotely what the disencumbered eye of the ecstatic apostle gazed upon. Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 Seyton presently resigned Lady Fleming to the care of the Abbot, alleging, he must look after their horses; and his attendants, disencumbering themselves of their boat-cloaks, hastened to assist him. The Abbot He therefore very complacently and coolly began to disencumber himself of this detestable article of the tailor's skill. Nature and Human Nature His noble figure was now disencumbered of armor; and with no more sumptuous garb than the simple plaid of his country, he appeared effulgent in manly beauty and the glory of his recent deeds. The Scottish Chiefs If this beneficent agency did not from time to time disencumber our crowded places, we should ever be living in narrow alleys with stinking gutters, and supply of water at the minimum. Castle Richmond The dejected sportsman sat himself down on one of the stumps at the foot of the guide-post, disencumbered himself of his rifle and empty game-bag, and heaved a prolonged sigh. Farewell In my style," he says, "I have professed to imitate the divine Shakespeare, which, that I might perform more freely, I have disencumbered myself from rhyme. English Literature for Boys and Girls The carriage was immediately surrounded by grooms and horses, and the ceremony of disencumbering themselves of great coats and aprons, of putting on spurs and fastening hat-strings was commenced. The American Senator To look a conventional motive in the face deprives it of its power; and one can gradually disencumber oneself of all sorts of complicated impulses, which have their roots in no emotion. Watersprings When they could find no buyer, they threw their shields and other fine equipment into the gulley, to disencumber their weakened, endangered bodies. The Deeds of God Through the Franks He disencumbered himself, slipped to the floor, and opened the door, then scrambled back to bed as best he could; his legs felt as if they had been boned. The Valiant Runaways Having come to this resolution, the next thing was to disencumber himself of his irons. For the Term of His Natural Life He had returned with enough plunder in specie and gems to disencumber the Tressilian patrimony. The Sea-Hawk The departure of this detachment had greatly simplified the duty of the succeeding day, disencumbering its march of its baggage and wounded, and otherwise leaving him who had issued the order greater liberty of action. The Deerslayer Alarmed by the noise, the wild horse neighed loudly, and a dark figure instantly dropped from the tree upon its back, and proceeded to disencumber it of its load. Windsor Castle I could disencumber myself of my fetters, except my neck collar and its pendent chain. The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2 I disencumbered myself by main force and fled, but he overhied me, knocked me down, and threatened, with dreadful oaths, to throw me from the cliff. The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner During this time, the queen very dexterously disencumbered his pocket of all superfluous articles. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales The first act of the Delaware, on rejoining his friend, was to proceed gravely to disencumber himself of his civilized attire, and to stand forth an Indian warrior again. The Deerslayer If they could move it from its socket, the vapors and the lava would issue by the disencumbered opening. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant So I could disencumber myself of most of my fetters, and sleep in ease. The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2 In my style, I have professed to imitate the divine Shakespeare; which that I might perform more freely, I have disencumbered myself from rhyme. All for Love Or, the World Well Lost A Tragedy But the first time I hinted to him about an investment, he turns on me and disencumbers himself of the following terms and expressions. The Gentle Grafter Montreal disencumbered himself in great rage and shame, as a faint cry from his pavilion reached his ear, and redoubled his mortification. Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes Lady Helena and Mary Grant were led in by Mrs. O'Moore, while the gentlemen were assisted by his sturdy sons to disencumber themselves of their fire-arms. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant The remainder of my chains I could disencumber myself of at pleasure. The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2 In the mountain passes they found some inconvenience from the cold; since, to move more quickly, they had disencumbered themselves of all superfluous baggage, and were even unprovided with tents. History of the Conquest of Peru; with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas The host again assured them they might rely on him, and that their wishes should be attended to; upon which Franz and Albert mounted to their apartments, and proceeded to disencumber themselves of their costumes. The Count of Monte Cristo It was the duty of these new companies, during a march, whenever the flanks needed to close in, to fall back to the rear, so as to disencumber the wings. Anabasis I glanced at the other, as wondering what aspect it would present if disencumbered of the boards. The Professor After promises of good faith, I disencumbered myself of my chains, raised my flooring, gave them my implements, and two keys, my friends had procured me, to the doors of the subterranean gallery. The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2 |
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